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The Private Life of Spies
'Spy-masterful storytelling' Sunday Post
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During WW2 there was a rumour that German spies were landing by parachute in Britain, dressed as nuns... Conradin Muller was an unusual spy. He was recruited in Hamburg in June 1943, much against his will, and sent on his first, and only, mission in late...
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During WW2 there was a rumour that German spies were landing by parachute in Britain, dressed as nuns...
Conradin Muller was an unusual spy. He was recruited in Hamburg in June 1943, much against his will, and sent on his first, and only, mission in late September that year. He failed to send a single report back to Germany, and when the War came to an end in May 1945, he fell to his knees and wept with relief.
From a highly reluctant German spy who is drawn to an East Anglian nunnery as his only means of escape, to the strange tale of one of the Cambridge spy ring's adventures with a Russian dwarf, these are Alexander McCall Smith's intriguing and typically inventive stories from the world of espionage.
'Spy-masterful storytelling' Sunday Post
'Delightfully old-fashioned and prudent of prose, McCall Smith unspools his tales' Daily Mail
'[Adds] another treasure to McCall Smith's already glittering library' New York Journal of Books
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781408718377
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 February 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Abacus
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 200g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over one hundred books on a wide array of subjects, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie novels and the world's longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street. His books have been translated into forty-six languages. Alexander McCall Smith is Professor Emeritus of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities. He was knighted by the King in 2024.
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